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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers

  • 3,433 Companies

    Life science companies in Virginia.

  • $8B Industry

    Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.

  • 30, 504 People

    Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.

  • $107,281 Average Wage

    Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.

  • 1,197 Clinical trials

    Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.

News

05/13/2026

BRAINBox Solutions Announces Appointment of Richard H. Noel as Chief Product and Commercial Officer

BRAINBox Solutions today announced the appointment of Richard H. Noel to the newly created position of Chief Product and Commercial Officer. Richard brings more than 10 years of experience in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics, at Roche Diagnostics, LumiraDx, and bioMérieux. “Richard, whose expertise spans market analytics, global product management, and senior commercial leadership, has established

05/12/2026

Phlow Corp. Appoints Tim Mayleben Chief Executive Officer as Co-Founder Dr. Eric Edwards Transitions to Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor

Phlow Corp., a leading American advanced pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced that Tim Mayleben has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Eric Edwards, M.D., Ph.D., Phlow’s co-founder and former CEO, has transitioned to the role of Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors. The leadership

05/09/2026

NIRSense Supports the US Army in the Indo-Pacific with Tissue Oxygenation Assessment for Battlefield Casualty Care at Balikatan-26

NIRSense, Inc. today announced its participation in Balikatan-26, supporting the US Army Pacific (USARPAC)’s 18th Theater Medical Command (18th TMC) as they evaluate advanced approaches to battlefield casualty assessment using portable tissue oxygen saturation (StO₂) monitoring. Balikatan, meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is the longstanding U.S.-Philippine bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and regional readiness through combined operations